Comments on: A-Rod’s lawyers say they’re going to give everything they have to the press on Fridayhttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/21/a-rods-lawyers-say-theyre-going-to-give-everything-they-have-to-the-press-on-friday/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:28:24 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: peeeye2005http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/21/a-rods-lawyers-say-theyre-going-to-give-everything-they-have-to-the-press-on-friday/comment-page-2/#comment-616787
Sat, 23 Nov 2013 04:26:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616787This was a very good article. However, I think A-Frauds motivation is his ego, and the ego’s of his attorney’s Both he and his attorneys know A_fraud is going to get a suspension, of some sort and are doing this for public support to try and intimadate Horowitz, But because of all their ego’s each time they open their mouths they get in deeper. Horowitz is not a stupid man. If they release all this information on Friday as promised won’t they be breaking the confidentiality of the Process? digging them a little deeper? Baseball are not fools, these are smart people also, everyone knows A-Fraud is a big mouth with a temper, who flys off the handle. MLB just lets him rant. If Horwitz agrees to 211 games, that means he won’t be able to come back till 2015. Selig will be retired and guess who the next commisioner is going to be? The same man he cursed at in the arbrtration. And A-Fraud would in the meantime would not be able to contain his ego, for 1 1/2 seasons without saying or doing something Determintal about baseball and give Manfred the new commisioner the excuse to ban him for life..The Yankees can void his contract, based on him breaking union rules, and the union would have to back them up. What A Jerk..LOL…
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:43:41 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616595Fat, drunk, stupid, and kissing yourself in a mirror is now ay to go through life son!!
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:56:18 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616522Sports fan has it all wrong. It was the players union that resisted testing. Long post is moot.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:56:10 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616521Sports fan has it all wrong. It was the players union that resisted testing. Long post in moot.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:20:24 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616490Craig, all good points. Only thing I can figure is that at this point the “legacy” A-Rod hopes to protect is the money remaining on his contract and that he is hoping to embarrass MLB — or at least make a nuisance of himself — to the point that somebody is willing to pay an exorbitant amount to make him go away. If it’s done in the guise of a settlement — e.g., of a borderline frivolous federal lawsuit — it gives a bit of cover to the payers. I don’t think MLB would be worried about the outcome of a federal lawsuit, or even particularly worried about the revelations given the public opprobrium toward A-Rod. But at some point they will care that this story continues to distract from happy feel good stories like, e.g., Yasiel Puig, MLB Fan Cave, or whatever they are trying to sell. It’s column inches or air time that would be focused elsewhere. Maybe the Yankees get some financial assistance from MLB to get this done. I think that has to be A-Rod’s strategy at this point.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:42:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616400Watching a man destroy what’s left of his legacy…
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:34:01 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616356Turdface
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:26:33 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616347“Outside MLB’s offices, representatives of the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization, including state Sen. Ruben Diaz, held a prayer vigil to EXPRESS OPPOSITION to Rodriguez’s discipline” – AP Sports.

jerseygirl57, perhaps you were blind not to see the vigil was held to “express opposition to Rodriguez’s discipline” but now you see…

His comment above was a bit over the top, but here is my take on his overall topic. Arod is NOT likable and this is his fault. I don’t care for Arod and he deserves to be punished.

However, Bud and MLB’s hands are dirty too. For the better part of two decades, Bud and MLB turned a blind eye to PED’s because what they were doing for the game was helping its bottom line, especially after the strike in 1994. Of course PED’s were not the only reason baseball came back and I won’t even try and place a percentage on how much PED’s helped. I will say that it did help though. The summer of 1998 with McGwire and Sosa certainly captured much of the nations attention, even those who were not really baseball fans were aware of what was transpiring and at least followed along with that story and for those who were fans, it WAS a big deal.

It was appointment TV to watch their at bats.

The thing is that Bud and those higher ups within the game knew but turned a blind eye.

Bud is a historian, by degree and he worries about his place in the games history. He knows that PED’s now and for sometime have been a blackeye on his term as commissioner and on the game.

He has been trying to clean the game up. Like I said above, Arod deserves to be punished. It seems to many though that Bud thinks if he nails Arod to the side of the wood shed, it will show others that he cleaned up the game.

Nailing Arod (who should be punished) won’t clean up the game. Just this past season there were players who were suspended including teams in the pennant chase like the Tigers and the Rangers.

Even if Arod NEVER plays another game, there will still be PED’s in the game.

Arod has made and makes MANY bone headed statements, decisions and he continues to lie about things.

But whether Arod is a lying scumbag or not has NO bearing on whether Bud and baseball have done wrong things as well.

Regardless of what Arod has done, Bud and MLB have done things too and they should be brought to light as well.

Now I don’t approve of Arod’s tactics but more than one person is able to be wrong and do things that aren’t right.

Bud turned a blind eye to this for a long time and he’s been trying to clean it up now for a while. Well he helped this whole mess to get as large as it did.

Heh-heh, just kidding, I am not one of the mayoral candidates……or am I…. /:)

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 12:09:44 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616306A-Rod is a narcissist. The only opinion he cares about is his own. He just doesn’t understand why everyone doesn’t see his awesomeness.

And just because you pray for someone, doesn’t mean you support his actions. I pray for my husband and family daily, but I certainly don’t agree or like with every decision they make.

Guess who he always insisted wear the bow tie and bunny ears while eating tapioca he called Thanksgiving dinner even though it was July.

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:24:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616258i remember playing catch with my dad. he had psoriasis. it was especially bad on his hands. the skin there was cracked and bleeding all the time. we only had one mitt. guess who he insisted get to wear that mitt. this is shameful. all of it.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 04:08:52 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616254Rest of MLB fans: Sitting down watching MLB Network and eating some popcorn. This is going to be interesting.

NYY Fans: “Ill go to Winchesters have a pint and wait for all of this to blow over.”

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:25:04 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616242Hard to root for anyone in this situation given that Selig is a complete and total scumbag and A-Rod isn’t much far behind.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:04:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616236Looking forward to seeing that. Do you live near Newark?
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:03:39 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616235Force.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:02:25 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616234Lance Armstrong maintained his innocence until he got busted without a doubt. He is disgraced beyond belief, a loser’s loser. A-Rod better be innocent, or he’ll be in the same boat as Armstrong: the Titanic!
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:00:07 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616232Fields was a Philadelphia Athletics fan, so he would probably throw batteries at A-Rod.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:37:01 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616220handjob is either a minion or he has been riding the small bus to school. Aroid will be suspended reguardless of his lame theatrics. Federal court is highly unlikely but his lawyes don’t care for they will continue to bill, bill, bill. The fed will suport the CBA and the respected arbitrator. Get ove is. Seeing new evidence will be fun. So an investigator banged a chick and some documents were unknowinly stolen doesn’t matter. All theatrics for suckers.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:17:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616209Scorched Earth only works if you’re destroying someone’s image of something. I don’t think there’s anyone who doesn’t think MLB did some shady things to collect information about Alex’s drug use. However, if MLB is now allowed to release what we have been told is a mountain of evidence that proves Alex is the worst doper in the game then how is this a good idea for his side?

His goal is to play again and he’s still delusional enough to believe he can salvage his reputation…if MLB has what they say and aren’t bound by confidentiality then whatever public sentiment might be on his side is going to go.

The few media outlets (WFAN) that have bought what he’s been selling, that he’s been persecuted, will demolish him for lying on their airwaves.

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 01:12:48 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616205What 100 grand? I guess you tried to link the group that bought out a full page NYT advertisement. It was HAA, the organization that protested over the BALCO scandal 10 years ago.

The group that showed up today was a different group. It is a religious group.

Nobody ever said they got donations from A-Rod.

You might also said Mo Rivera got a 100 grand donation from A-Rod too.

You called everybody a A-Rod minion you don’t like that make you more like a paid minion from MLB.

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:50:26 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616199My opinion, neither ARod or Selig are the sharpest tools in the shed. I firmly believe clown Bud’s as guilty as anyone for the steroid use in baseball. Back to the days of being an owner and wanting a return on his investment – through the mega-bazillion dollar juicing home run chases. You just can’t convince me he was unaware! He/His sport got caught and he’s been trying for years now to cover his a$$. Bud’s mistake was singling ARod out for more punishment than the rest were given last year, should have just matched the others 50 games and been done with it. Bring on the media circus….. Don’t even get me started on how STUPID it is for an All Star game to decide home field advantage. ARod’s proven time and again he’s a petulant/immature/over paid individual – just take a look at the next tabloids next time you are waiting at the check out line in the supermarket.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:48:30 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616195I actually feel compelled to make another point on this….

You seem to be discounting the evidence because of not only how it was acquired, but because the source is a “convicted criminal”. Which, I am assuming, means you are suggesting makes the source useless.

So you do realize that, BY HIS OWN ADMISSION, Alex has illegally acquired and used performance enhancing drugs, right? Not just illegal in the context of the sport, but ILLEGAL in the context of THE LAW. So that makes him an admitted CRIMINAL.

So you are suggesting that one criminal’s word is more or less valuable than another criminal’s word just based on which criminal you happen to like better.

Also….utilizing prostitutes is also illegal in almost every state….which is another crime A-Rod has been more than adequately implicated in.

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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:38:13 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616193Aroid donated 100 grand to that group of protesters.
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Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:36:40 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=504535#comment-616190fanofevilempire is an aroid minion, paid. What is he going to do now that he can’t protest outside the hearing?
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